We had a party for Simeon last Sunday! And we also went to a Mexican restaurant with everybody last Monday! So we usually go to the grand buffet for people's birthdays or graduations, but apparently, they were closed on Mondays. And everybody was leaving Tuesday morning except Caleb and Risa; they were leaving Monday. So my mom tried looking for really good restaurants and said we could either go to a Mexican restaurant or something else. She did say the name of a different restaurant; I just forgot what it was. And so we chose the Mexican restaurant. My mom chose the Mexican restaurant that she and I have already been to, and it was pretty good! So, everybody left around 11:30 and arrived at the Mexican restaurant at 12:00 for lunch. And I also forgot what the restaurant was called so I am very sorry!
Sophie, Caleb, Risa, and I all went in one car. And we accidentally arrived at the wrong restaurant. This restaurant had the same name as the one we had to go to, so we got back on the road and headed where we were supposed to go and arrived! Everybody was already there. And what I mean by everybody is my mom and dad, Jonathan, French Jonathan, Caleb, Risa, Noelle, Ezra, Gideon, Opa, Oma, Nicholas, Sophie, Me, and I think that was everybody. Simeon didn't go because he went to Sacermento for something he wanted to go to. And Cameron didn't go either because he had to do work. Julia, Jonathan's girlfriend, came but only till the end. And after everybody was done eating, Noelle brought out of a bag some stroopwafels! There was a coffee-flavored one, a maple-flavored one, and a honey-flavored one! My favorite was the coffee-flavored one! I have never tried coffee ones. I don't think they even sold coffee-flavored ones in Holland! The usual ones are Caramel ones.
Heh, I forgot I named this post " Simeon Graduated! ". Well, I should probably talk about the party we had last Sunday for him. Well, everybody came for church Sunday, and even Risa played the violin! And so we played together for church and as usual Nicholas also played! It's always a lot of fun playing violin with another person. And everybody came to church in our family except Noelle and Cameron. Cameron had to play music in his church, so that they couldn't make it. But after church, they came over, and so did everybody else. We talked for a little bit, and then it was time to eat lunch. Then, after lunch, everybody went outside, and my dad presented his graduation paper. And each of the brothers told him something that would be useful for the future. And then Simeon had to say to Mom and Dad and the rest of his siblings what he is thankful for to each of them. And then he opened his presents! Caleb and Risa gave him a gift card. Jonathan also gave him a gift card. And then somebody also gave him two gift cards, and then Opa and Oma gave him two brand new dark blue suitcases. One is pretty big, and the other is small. I really wanted the small one so bad! They looked so nice!
After he opened his presents, my dad said, "You guys can keep talking and hanging around. Later, we might go down to the lake club if people want to. " Noelle, Sophie, and I wanted to go fishing because I had two boxes of worms in the fridge to use. So later, we went fishing while the rest of the people stayed on the deck. Sophie caught at least five fish! I only caught three because later, I discovered that using a huge red hook apparently doesn't work for small fish. After I changed out the hook and put a small one on, I started to catch fish! But by then, we had to leave. After we got back to the house, we played Bang! Bang is kind of a card game but also kind of a board game at the same time. It's a super fun game to play, though, and I recommend buying it!
Well, goodbye!